Best Practices

5 Things to Consider Before You Hire Employees or Contractors for Your Jewelry Business

By Tracy Matthews / May 27, 2014

By Robin Kramer It’s time! The sales are coming in, your business is booming and you are at a point in your jewelry business where you need to hire someone in order to keep the momentum building. Lucky…

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Can You Work Part Time While Running a Full Time Business? Heck Yes!

By Tracy Matthews / May 6, 2014

By Robin What’s the point of having your own business if you don’t get to make up some (if not all) of the rules? I was talking with a couple of the designers in our mastermind group about…

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Employees vs. Independent Contractors: What You Need to Know When Adding to Your Team

By Tracy Matthews / April 15, 2014

Are you a jewelry designer who is ready to add to your team but you aren’t sure where to start? Does the thought of committing to a full time or part time employee make your nervous? How much…

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Easy Accounting Tips for Jewelry Designers and Makers

By Tracy Matthews / April 8, 2014

Does accounting and bookkeeping in your jewelry business want to make you cringe? I know the feeling! It used to make me totally cringe too but then I started to love to look at my numbers. The time…

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B-School Questions Answered + Bonus Suite Detail

By Tracy Matthews / March 4, 2014

I’ve been getting a lot of the same questions about Marie Forleo’s B-School and since enrollment is closing tomorrow, march 5th at 5 pm EST,  I wanted to address a couple of the questions I’ve been getting. Watch…

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5 Things Missing From Your Jewelry Website That Are Costing You Sales

By Tracy Matthews / March 4, 2014

Are you struggling with website sales? Do you wonder HOW to get people who browse on your site to actually buy? The good news is, you are not alone. We seem to hear this a lot from jewelry…

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Are you struggling to get more email subscribers? 6 Website tweaks to attract more DREAM clients

By Tracy Matthews / February 25, 2014

Are you frustrated because it seems like you are struggling to grow your email subscriber base? Are you missing leads from DREAM clients because you aren’t making it easy for them to stay in touch with you? Like…

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Why Goal Setting for Your Jewelry Business is “BS” Unless You Do This First!

By Tracy Matthews / December 17, 2013

It’s time! 2013 is coming to an end and it is the perfect time to step back and take a good look at your jewelry business. I know what you’re thinking… I’m tired and it’s the busiest time…

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Instagram Tactics that Convert to Sales

By Tracy Matthews / December 10, 2013

…from the jewelry designers that are using them… Today we wanted to tackled a topic that is huge these days: how is a jewelry designer to convert sales by using Instagram? It’s quote possible you are using Instagram,…

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How To Stay Focused on Your Jewelry Business this Holiday Season

By Robin Kramer / December 3, 2013

It’s here! The Holidays are here in full swing! Doesn’t Thanksgiving seems like a distant memory? And Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday are a bit of a blur. With all of that behind you, now…

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